Challenge

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pavel Kalaš got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 2nd minute of play forced Casta FC's goalkeeper Ilias Atmatzidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Casta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars Meesters came free, but Ilias Atmatzidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Atmatzidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Netherlands's goalkeeper Arnout Reekers had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pavel Kalaš. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavel Kalaš in the 12th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Pavel Kalaš dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnout Reekers, 1-0. Fernando Baudelio came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arnout Reekers could save by the left post. Casta FC's Ilias Atmatzidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt in the 30th minute of play. Ilias Atmatzidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wim Wilmes in the 32nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Netherlands's zone, Pavel Kalaš stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnout Reekers came out of the goal and Pavel Kalaš tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arnout Reekers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pavel Kalaš in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Casta FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Saverio Benitez hit a great ball. A collision led to Casta FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Elias Ariando hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the game, Kees Mooiweer threw the ball into play from the sideline. Casta FC's Saverio Benitez quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Netherlands's Arnout Reekers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Netherlands from getting a goal against them. Casta FC's Ilias Atmatzidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 46th minute of play. When Gustaaf Groeneveldt came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Netherlands fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gustaaf Groeneveldt couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Gustaaf Groeneveldt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ilias Atmatzidis having to interfere. If Gijsbert ter Kruimer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnout Reekers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Prejun in the 61st minute of play. Ilias Atmatzidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gijsbert ter Kruimer in the 71st minute of the match. Gijsbert ter Kruimer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ilias Atmatzidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute Lars Meesters shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ilias Atmatzidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathijn Doctor did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-1 to the left of a surprised Ilias Atmatzidis 80 minutes into the match. After 83 played minutes Gijsbert ter Kruimer rounded Casta FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. 87 minutes into the match, Casta FC's goalkeeper Ilias Atmatzidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gustaaf Groeneveldt. In the 93rd minute Netherlands were awarded a corner. Gijsbert ter Kruimer went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 95th minute Sándor Nyilasi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnout Reekers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnout Reekers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sándor Nyilasi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.